Joana Vasconcelos on Being a Female Artist in the MeToo Era

PARIS - Joana Vasconcelos is feeling torn. The artist is gearing up to pull an all-nighter to equip her monumental installation at Paris department store Le Bon Marché with LED lights while the Left Bank institution is empty of shoppers. But part of her just wants to go check out the shoe department on the first floor.
“It's the first time I'm doing a show in a place where I usually shop,” she said. “I don't know what to do. I want to go look at some shoes, but here I am giving an interview.”
If that makes her sound frivolous, Vasconcelos doesn't care. Her whole career has been about...Read more ...